0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Back Creek · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A zero per cent unemployment rate defines the working life of Back Creek, where a huge majority of residents hold steady jobs. With 66.7% of adults working or looking for work, the area has a much higher employment rate than the state and national figures.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is very common here, with 77.3% of the workforce in full-time roles. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 58.0%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
66.7% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
77.3% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main employer for 59.1% of workers. Other notable industries include health care and social assistance at 18.2%, while mining and education each account for 13.6%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Half of the workforce are managers, while 22.7% work in sales. Professionals make up 18.2% of jobs, and community and personal service workers account for 13.6%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Back Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10124/back-creek/topic/employment